The Arturia KeyLab Essential 61 Mk3 Black Controller at a glance:
The KeyLab Essential 61 Mk3 from Arturia is a neatly designed USB/DAW & MIDI controller with an elegant and modern look. In a compact space, the master keyboard offers room for an arpeggiator, 8 pads, 9 knobs, 9 faders as well as scale mode and Chord Mode offers. The modernized hybrid synth-piano feeling keyboard has a well playable keyboard with 61 keys, is sturdily built and is equally suitable for use on stage and in the (home) studio. The eight velocity-sensitive pads are ideal for recording accented drums & percussion. The built-in arpeggiator can be used directly via the keyboard with several playback patterns. In addition, a chord function is integrated that allows you to play entire Chords with just one finger. Thanks to the scale mode, scales other than the widely used 12-tone scale can be played effortlessly. The highlight of the Mk3 version is the larger, graphics-capable display with its four context-sensitive buttons, which further simplifies software control. Preconfigured DAW scripts for Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase and Bitwig Studio allow for an especially comfortable start.